Planet of Remus (1984)

 

Planet of Remus is a 1984 Russian/Estonian  comic book story. It is a little out of my usual scope but it concerns a child who draws a space adventure in comic form.  He was inspired by the date April 12 when the first Russian went into orbit. I really enjoy the style of the illustrations so I wanted to share with you today.

Mario Kivistik. Art by Alfred Saldre. Planet of Remus. Tallinn : Eesti Raamat. 32 p. 1984

Is There Water in the Sea of Rains? (1982)

 Is There Water in the Sea of Rains? A. Tomlin. Malysh, Moscow. 26 p. 1982. Softcover

A very nice painted space book from Russia.  It seem to be about a fantasy trip to the Moon to explore what it is actually like.  The painting are amazing and since we are experiencing a lot of rain this time of year I liked posting a book about the Sea of Rains.

 The multicolored Moon surface reminds me of Alan Bean's painting of the Moon surface. He said when he was there that it is really much more than pure black and white.

Alan Bean's Gallery

 I am also struck by the size of their imaginary lander, a sort of Cadillac moon vehicle.

Star Berth (1982) Part 2

A continuation of pages from this book celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Soviet space program.

Star Berth (1982) Kharkov: Soviet Union. 112 p.

Star Berth (1982) Part 1

This is a little out of my scope for children's books but I enjoy the interesting illustrations. It seems to be commemorating the25th anniversary of the soviet space program (which began Oct 4, 1957).  It looks like poetry and illustrations inspired by the history of space exploration in Russia.

Star Berth (1982) Kharkov: Soviet Union. 112 p.

I have reproduced only some of the text but I am sure you will enjoy the "heroic" illustrations.

Since this is a busier week for me, I will give you more illustrations next week in Part 2.

Blast Off (1980)

Toys in Space #1

The next series of 7 postings I am calling "Toys in Space." As you will see my definition of children's fiction and non-fiction about space is a little blurry.  I think that all of these books (even this first one which is actually 1980) captures the space age excitement of having rockets, space explorers, and a whole set of dreams. Most of these book are few in pages so I will leave you to enjoy these images.....

Rose Art Studios.; Abisch, Roz. Blast off. New York : Mulberry Press, 14p. 27 cm. 1980.
A Mulberry adventure puppet book.